愿做“牛尾巴”,似乎为常人所不屑。可是同为文坛泰斗的鲁迅、郭沫若和茅盾,却惊人相似地甘愿为之。鲁迅愿为孺子牛,吃的是草,挤的是奶;郭沫若愿做“牛尾巴”,为人服务;茅盾愿做“牛尾巴上的毛”,帮助牛把吸血的大头苍蝇和蚊子扫掉。他们何以愿为“牛”呢?恐怕要从他们能正确认识和摆正个人与人民的关系上找到诠释。愿为“牛”,就是愿为人民的牛,愿 Willing to do “cow tail” seems to be disdain for ordinary people. However, Lu Xun, Guo Moruo, and Mao Dun, who are also literary figures, are surprisingly willing to do the same. Lu Xun is a bull cow and eats grass and squeezes milk. Guo Moruo is willing to serve as a cow’s tail. Mao Dun is willing to make “hair on a cow’s tail” to help the cattle sweep away the big blood-sucking flies and mosquitoes. Why are they willing to be “cows”? I am afraid we must find an interpretation of the relationship between individuals and people. Willing to be “cattle”, that is willing to be the cow of the people, is willing to